Category: Camden County Economy

Georgia has lost more than 148,000 manufacturing jobs over since the turn of the millennium and less than 400,000 manufacturing jobs remain in the state. At the current rate of decline, Georgia stands to lose all manufacturing jobs by 2028. The loss of our manufacturing base would put more people out of work than the…

Spaceport Camden Project Leader, Steve Howard, has been invited to speak at the commercial space industry’s premier conference, SpaceCom, on November 16th in Houston, Texas. During the conference, he will participate in a panel alongside representatives from Space Florida, the FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, and Houston Spaceport to discuss the variety of revenue…

Earlier this year, the Senate passed a resolution to form the Senate Camden County Spaceport Study Committee. The Georgia Senate recently appointed members to the committee, including two Commissioners from Camden County. Members of the Senate Camden County Spaceport Study Committee also includes four senators and two subject matter experts from the Georgia Institute of Technology,…

We are thrilled to report that the Commercial Spaceflight Federation sent a letter of support to Georgia Representative Jason Spencer, Chair of the Commercial Space Subcommittee, for today’s meeting in Camden County. In its support letter, Eric W. Stallmer, President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, says: “With the FAA-led Environmental Impact Study (EIS) wrapping up in the…

Support Spaceport Camden by joining us at the Georgia House Commercial Space Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, September 13th to discuss the spaceport project. The hearing will be at College of Coastal Georgia Auditorium Camden Campus from 8:15-11:30 a.m. See below for more details. Tell a neighbor or tell a friend. The more support, the better!

Spaceport Camden will not only bring high-paying jobs to the region, it will also generate significant tourism interest. In Virginia, tourism dollars are flowing into the region because of the spaceport at Wallops Island. According to the Associated Press, it adds up to more than $145 million per year spent on and around Wallops Island. “People,…

There has been a lot of misinformation out there that involves incorrect launch trajectories and conclusions based on it. As of now, based on our initial expectations, the impact for local residents will be minimal and confined to the northern reaches of the island. Perhaps for a few hours (at the most), there will be…

Spaceport Camden supporters came out to the state Capitol in droves today to demonstrate their support for the Georgia Spaceflight bill, HB 734. On today’s hearing, Senator Bruce Thompson, Chairman of the Georgia State Senate Science & Technology Committee said: “This is the single most attention given to a bill in my tenure in the Senate….

There will be a tentative meeting of the Science and Technology committee in the Georgia State Senate. That’s the committee in charge of moving HB 734 to the full Senate vote. Please come out and show your support for Spaceport Camden! Monday, March 14 at 3 pm. Room 310 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building. 18 Capitol…